One of my favourite songs by gospel icon Sfiso Ncwane is entitled Kulungile Baba. You may know it? It’s a firm fan favourite. But as I walked into the Grace Bible Church in Soweto on Friday morning, the words of the song stirred deep inside my heart.

'Sun Drop' diamond fetches record $10.9m at auction

AFP Relaxnews | 2011-11-16 13:27:57.0

A model poses with the Sun-Drop diamond during a media preview in Geneva.
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REUTERS

A 110-carat yellow jewel called the Sun Drop Diamond, thought the biggest of its kind in the world, sold for a record 10 million Swiss francs ($10.9 million) at auction in Geneva, Sotheby's announced Tuesday.